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Chunky Monkey Scones with a Nutty-Vanilla Glaze #sponsor

This easy breakfast treat came from my #BrunchWeek recipe development with a few sponsor ingredients; I used chocolate chips from Pacari Chocolate , in the scones, and vanilla bean paste from Nielsen-Massey , in the glaze. I also had some coconut flour and almond flour from Morning Pep that I needed to use and review. Enjoy these. We surely did. I will double this recipe next time as the boys were vying for seconds and I only had two more scones...and three hungry boys! Yes, I do include my husband in that "boys" count. Ingredients Scones 1 C almond flour (I used  Morning Pep *) 1/2 C coconut flour (I used  Morning Pep *) 1 t baking powder 4 T butter, cubed 1/4 C local honey 1/2 C almond milk (I used vanilla unsweetened) 1 t vanilla paste (I used  Nielsen-Massey *) 1  egg 1 C sliced fresh banana 1/2 C chocolate chips (I used  Pacari Chocolate *) 1/2 C shredded coconut Glaze 1 C organic powdered su...

R's Gluten-Free Almond Joy Madeleines

Today is R's class holiday celebration. They'll be making evergreen wreaths, creating holiday cards, and sharing some of their favorite cookies. R started off wanting to make my Mint Chocolate Madeleines . He donned his Santa hat and went to work.  But we were out of peppermint extract. So he decided to make Almond Joy Madeleines, using almond extract and shredded coconut. And he wanted to make them gluten-free since one of his best friends can't eat gluten. I still haven't mastered the art of converting gluten recipes to gluten-free; it's not a one to one - or cup for cup - no matter what they say. So, our texture is a little off, but he's happy that his friend can eat it. Ingredients makes 4 dozen madeleines 1-1/2 C organic butter plus some for greasing pan 2 C organic granulated sugar 4 large eggs, at room temperature 4 T dark or semi-sweet chocolate, chips or chunks 1 t organic chocolate extract 1 t pure vanilla extract 1 t organic...